Amazonian Crops Domesticated 10,000 Years Ago

ENN
Apr 8, 2020, 4:48 pm206 pts
As agriculture emerged in early civilizations, crops were domesticated in four locations around the world — rice in China; grains and pulses in the Middle East; maize, beans and squash in Mesoamerica; and potatoes and quinoa in the Andes.

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